Singapore before its fall/Playfair
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Edited Title
Singapore before its fall/Playfair
Archivist's Original Title
Singapore before its fall/Playfair
Original description
A carefree and somewhat chaotic atmosphere pervades Singapore during its final days. Possessions and money lost their significance, and the primary concern was to preserve life and freedom. The narrator recounts a personal experience where conventional concerns, such as a stolen car, became inconsequential. After parting ways with their job and facing a depressed state, the narrator found a stranger willing to provide a lift. In a seemingly irresponsible and carefree manner, the stranger offered the narrator their spare car, reflecting the overall atmosphere of Singapore during that tumultuous period.
Transcription
There was a sort of joyous and nautical(?) abandon about life in singapore during those last days. For one thing possesions didn't count anymore, money didn't matter either. The most you hoped for was to preserve your life and if possible your freedom . And the old saying vince can be merry but tomorrow you die was fully translated into a gloriously irresposinble reality. I remember that after I threw my wife off the job after about a fortnite before the fall of singapore. I came away feeling rather depressed to find that my car had been requestioned or stolen. So in desperation i asked a complete stranger for a lift that was going the same way that I was. I told him what had happened and he said quite casually "oh well would you like this car?". I've got two so I don't really need it. I thanked him very much and he gave me the keys and that was that. Well you see thats an illustration of the whole atmosphere of Singapore during those last days.
Time duration
0.0006018518519
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Resource Language
English
Archivist Category
Radio Programme
Recording context
Radio Programme
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Physical format
33 rpm
Original item number
1CD0013823, 1LP0059076
SEAH Identifier
BBC00048
Broadcast Topic
Culture
Description
Talk.